In Search of: The Coming Ice Age
Culture 12:46 AM
by Nick Stone of Drawnlines Politics.
The president jetsetted off to Copenhagen for a Global Warming summit two weeks ago because of the desperate need for global cooperation in reaction to the "rapid and alarming warming of the Earth." President Obama boarded and deplaned Airforce One in white-out blizzard conditions. Days before, Houston, TX (which almost never receives snow at all) received a record pre-winter blanket of beautiful snow. The entire Eastern seaboard watched news of the climate change summit on cable news because they were snowed in to their houses. Global warming, they were warned, could be the end of civilization as we know it.
In a recent post about the obnoxious and reactionary policymaking by the White House on global warming, I referenced the many things we "knew for sure" only so long ago that turned out not to be the case (a la Mark Twain). To the point, I referenced the old series "In Search Of" with Leonard Nimoy. This may come as some surprise to both longtime readers as well as recent followers, but I'm actually not a nutjob (shocking, I know). But to reinforce again as a scientist that appreciates dissent and opposition opinion, I'd like to point Drawnlines readers to these tidbits from the 1970s series.
Enjoy this show as you warm your tootsies inside your woolen socks on this chilly winter night underneath your favorite thick blanket. As for me, I'm watching it by candlelight near my space heater. Not one person I've seen tonight has neglected to comment on the severity of the cold weather this early winter's eve. Think about that as world leaders spew astronomical sums of carbon into the atmosphere to pat each other on the back about their leadership on so-called climate change.
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The president jetsetted off to Copenhagen for a Global Warming summit two weeks ago because of the desperate need for global cooperation in reaction to the "rapid and alarming warming of the Earth." President Obama boarded and deplaned Airforce One in white-out blizzard conditions. Days before, Houston, TX (which almost never receives snow at all) received a record pre-winter blanket of beautiful snow. The entire Eastern seaboard watched news of the climate change summit on cable news because they were snowed in to their houses. Global warming, they were warned, could be the end of civilization as we know it.
In a recent post about the obnoxious and reactionary policymaking by the White House on global warming, I referenced the many things we "knew for sure" only so long ago that turned out not to be the case (a la Mark Twain). To the point, I referenced the old series "In Search Of" with Leonard Nimoy. This may come as some surprise to both longtime readers as well as recent followers, but I'm actually not a nutjob (shocking, I know). But to reinforce again as a scientist that appreciates dissent and opposition opinion, I'd like to point Drawnlines readers to these tidbits from the 1970s series.
Enjoy this show as you warm your tootsies inside your woolen socks on this chilly winter night underneath your favorite thick blanket. As for me, I'm watching it by candlelight near my space heater. Not one person I've seen tonight has neglected to comment on the severity of the cold weather this early winter's eve. Think about that as world leaders spew astronomical sums of carbon into the atmosphere to pat each other on the back about their leadership on so-called climate change.
This is great television, regardless of your politics!
There's ALWAYS something new happening at Drawnlines Politics.
For videos and archives visit our homepage
Check out our new Election Center!
Posted by Nick Stone
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Nick- Your logic is flawed. Just because a television program THIRTY years ago warned of a pending ice age does not thwart or discredit the vast majority of today's scientists who state that global warming was a man-made serious issue. On top of that, "In Search of..." was not known to showcase mainstream scientific views. It's not NOVA and it's not The Discovery Channel. There were also stories on "In Search of..." about killer bees that would wipe out civilization, how astrology could possibly affect the lives of ordinary men and about how the Shroud of Turin was almost certainly used to bury Jesus Christ (science proved this wrong). My point is that with time science improves upon arguments and makes new hypotheses through reasoned logic and the scientific method (scientists thirty five years ago didn't know there was a hole in the ozone layer, either). Relying on dated fluff television programs is entirely inane.
For the record, over NINETY percent of earth scientists believe that mean temperatures have risen since the 1800s. Over EIGHTY percent believe that man-made factors are the cause of this. Climate scientists, who are by far the most educated and informed on the subject, agree at a 97% rate that global warming is a serious, man-made issue.
I just don't quite fathom what you and other Republicans have against making attempts to stop global warming, which, by the way, is a misnomer. Global climate change is the more proper term, considering its traditional weather patterns that are askew, which account for cold spells in certain areas that have never seen such spells.
Suppose 97% of climate scientists are wrong, or the 90% of general scientists, what exactly is the harm in attempting to fix a problem which countless experts warn is potentially devastating? Would you rather be safe than sorry?